"Physics- B.A. with Teaching of Science Concentrations" vs. a Regular Physics B.A.

bjkmom
Tue, 17 Feb 2015 18:31:57 +0000

I know it’s hard… you feel as though you’re being told to pick, right now, what you’ll be doing the rest of your life. In reality, it’s hard sometimes to pick what you feel like having for dinner.

But I’m going to answer as a teacher, and as a mom. To be honest, I want my kids to have a teacher who has learned how to teach. Who has done all the necessary observations, taken the Adolescent Psych classes, who knows Common Core and the changes in policy. I want someone who knows he/she wants to teach my child, not someone who fell into the job by default when nothing else panned out after graduation.

As a teacher, believe me, I know the importance of knowing your material. But that’s just a tiny bit of my job. Admittedly, it’s hugely important, but it’s not the whole job. (In fact, at this point in my career, its the easiest part.) Knowing HOW to teach is a lot more difficult to learn than the actual subject matter.

So I’m going to agree with your advisor. If you want to teach, get certified and learn how to do it well.

If, on the other hand, you don’t want to teach, then switch majors. Today.